NITA

Real Name: Nita (full name unrevealed)

Identity/Class: Human (Post-World War II Era) (South Korean)

Occupation: Spy

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: Chinese military

Enemies: Combat Casey, Percival P. Pennington

Known Relatives: Unidentified father

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Mobile in Korea during the Korean War

First Appearance: Combat Casey I#15 (April, 1954)

Powers/Abilities: Nita carried a knife and a pistol.

Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'2")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 104 lbs.)
Eyes: Black
Hair: Black

History:
(Combat Casey I#15/4) - When U.S. soldiers Combat Casey and Percival "Penny" Pennington were captured by Communist forces led by Nita's father, they were tied together to a tree. Nita appeared to them brandishing a knife and claimed she was a spy working for their side. Nita released them from their bonds and offered to guide them back to their lines. Once Casey told her they were in the valley north of Kelly Hill, Nita drew a gun, intending to shoot them both to death. Before she could squeeze the trigger, Nita was shot to death by her father.

Comments: Created by an unidentified writer and Robert Q. Sale.

    All Asian femme fatales owe a great debt to Milton Caniff and his creation the Dragon Lady from the newspaper comic strip Terry and the Pirates.

    Nita had a shorter run than most femme fatales in these stories - she had just six panels from introduction to death!

Profile by Prime Eternal.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Nita should not be confused with:

• Chu San - Spy Fighters foe--Spy Fighters I#11
• Comrade China - Combat Casey foe--Combat Casey I#14
• Han River Helen - Iron Mike McGraw foe--Marines in Battle I#1
• Kaesong Katie - Combat Casey foe--Combat Casey I#10
• Kima - Doug Grant foe--Spy Cases I#15
• Korea Katie - Combat Kelly foe--Combat Kelly I#13
• Lee-Sik - Iron Mike McGraw foe--Marines in Battle I#1
• Ling - Combat Kelly foe--Combat Kelly I#28
• Manchuria Mary - Battle Brady foe--Battle Brady I#11
• Muktong Mollie - Combat Kelly foe--Combat Kelly I#19
• General Olga - Buzz Brand foe--Battle Action I#11
• Panther Lady - Combat Kelly foe--Combat Kelly I#23
• The Pearl of Pyongyang - Battle Brady foe--Battle Action I#8
• Pusan Polly - Combat Kelly foe--Combat Kelly I#24
• Red Mary - Combat Kelly foe--Combat Kelly I#21
• Red Poppy - Combat Casey foe--Combat Casey I#17
• The Snake Lady of Sinyong - Combat Casey foe foe--Combat Casey I#18
• Sweet Lotus - Doug Grant foe--Spy Cases I#14
• The Wasp - Battle Brady foe--Battle I#25
• Yalu River Rosie - Combat Kelly foe--Combat Kelly I#7
• or any other beautiful Asian Communist women

Nita's father

Nita's father was a South Korean spy who was operating undercover amongst the Communists, posing as a colonel. He used the privilege of his rank to enable all the G.I.'s captured by his subordinates to be set free. When the colonel's men captured Combat Casey and Percival "Penny" Pennington, the colonel ensured that the two men would be kept alive and tied them to a tree. Nita set them free just so she could learn where their outfit was located, which she intended to share with the Communists. Before Nita could kill the two men, the colonel shot her to death then revealed to Casey and "Penny" that he was their ally and warned them their forces were about to fall into an ambush. Just as the colonel was putting up a prayer stick by his daughter's body, one of his captains intruded armed with a pistol. The captain intended to kill Casey and" Penny" then turn the colonel over to his superiors to be tortured. However, the colonel turned his pistol on the captain and the two men killed each other simultaneously.

--Combat Casey I#15/4

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Combat Casey I#15/4, page 4, panel 8 (Nita, main)
Combat Casey I#15/4, page 5 (Nita, face)
Combat Casey I#15/4, page 5 (father)

Appearances:
Combat Casey I#15/4 (April, 1954) - unidentified writer, Robert Q. Sale (artist), Stan Lee (editor)

First posted: 07/08/2025
Last updated: 07/08/2025

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